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Your Source For The Best In BasketballTue, 16 Sep 2014 16:24:52 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.3By: SLAM ONLINE | » Links: Finals Diary, Day 0http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-555032
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:11:18 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-555032[...] Two years ago in Miami, I nearly lost my mind, which is excerpted here. And last year I found myself yelling at a newspaper. I’m telling you, the Finals are bad for your brain, like drugs or alcohol or health food. It’s like being sequestered on a jury, where you’re only allowed to think about one particular case. The difference is that on a jury, you’re cut off from the outside world. At the Finals, you turn on the TV or pick up a paper and just read more about the Finals. It’s an avalanche of Finals. [...]
]]>By: young muggsyhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-140166
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:00:44 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-140166anyone who thinks tim duncan is not a power forward because he’s tall should consider the fast that he is much closer to 6ft 10 (one inch taller than malone) than 7ft. Holiday you should remember that karl malone played 730 more games than tim duncan has (almost twice as much) and duncan is only 2540 career rebounds behind malone.
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138719
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:09:41 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138719And here is something for all the Malone Hater’s straight form the experts mouths!
Karl Malone is arguably the greatest power forward of all time. Built more like a tight end than a basketball player, his size and strength made him difficult to defend in the low block, but he also filled the lane on the fast break and shot a deadly medium-range jumper. The two-time MVP finished his career with 36, 928 points second only behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He also attempted more free throws and grabbed more defensive rebounds than any player in NBA history. He was also selected to the 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and won two Olympic gold medals. As a player who consistently delivered on the court, he deserved the nickname of “The Mailman.”
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138717
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:07:58 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138717Steve Nash? Hard to say I won’t call it but I will say this, a true point should be able to defend his opponent! Damn good though, damn good!
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138434
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:16:18 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138434So, is Steve Nash a pure point?
]]>By: markhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138379
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:59:35 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138379Stock could have been a 20 and 10 guy his whole career but that wasn’t his desire. HE shot above 50% and is one of the only guards to do so – but he believed in setting up his teammates – hence comsumate point guard. Magic looked for his as often as he looked to set up folks.
]]>By: markhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138378
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:58:04 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138378@Steve –
Bias surely would have evolved to average 30 and he definitely would have hit 8+ boards and 5 assists. Did you ever see that dude play ? No question. He was coming to a Celtics team with older players and he would have evolved into the focal point much like Reggie Lewis did before he passed. Lenny would have been center stage by 1990 and Jordan would not have won 6 rings – take that to the bank.
]]>By: B Manhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138376
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:56:42 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138376Lang, you called it… at least you got a shout out…

Thanks for the great coverage over the season and the finals, look forward to the season review and the draft

]]>By: DK52http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138368
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:46:55 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-138368@ Esco- Actually when Malone played the fans didn’t have say on who voted for the all stars it was the coaches. David Stern relaized about 7 years ago that the NBA should be like Majoe League Baseball and let the fans choose the starters. All of Malone’s all star appearances were well deserved and picked by the opposing coaches around the league.
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137824
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:59:05 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137824Hey Allenp I just watched the video and it looked like to me Karl had his hands in front the whole time and besides that Clyde forced it the wrong way it’s his own fault the way it looks, but I gotta say Johnny boy had at least 9 straight to end the game and 15 in the fourth quarter to end with 25 he could have easily averaged 20ppg if he had taken more shot’s, and against bigger more athletic guys too!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137815
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:44:32 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137815And Mark Im not sure Mike is the best either, but I know Duncan isn’t, not that he isn’t up there but not #1 at all!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137813
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:42:21 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137813Ya know I totally agree with you AllenP!
]]>By: DEVILb0yhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137788
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:49:56 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137788jordan is the greatest no doubt…
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137761
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:09:40 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137761yeah, mark, you’re a little biased as a celtics fan. Look, Magic had better teammates than Stockton, but he still amassed amazing numbers in a truncated career and had outstanding success in big moments. Even when he didn’t have the same caliber teammates, 1991, he still managed to be contending for a title. Magic was just as good a passer as STockton, and a much better scorer and rebounder. Magic being 6’9″ helped him in both regards, but he still was better. That makes him a better player. You don’t say Jordan wasn’t that great because he was a great athlete and Bird wasn’t. You don’t say Bird wasn’t that great because he played with McHale or Parish. This is silly.
]]>By: markhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137754
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:57:53 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137754how could I lose credibility by saying I would take Duncan over Jordan ? Duncan has been the best player in the L for the past 10 years – with 4 rings (could easily be 6 – and most liekely will be before he is done). MVP’s – double double against KG – Shaq – whomever.. and anyone who knows basketball knows that my second pick of Bias would have negated any matchup against Jordan. in 10 more years people will not be saying that Jordan was the best ever — heck people say that now.
]]>By: markhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137751
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:54:13 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137751magic is no Stockton – dude is 6’1″ and had basically 2 people to pass to consistently – Malone and Hornacek (throw in Bailey, Jeff Malone, B-russ) Magic had Jamal Wilkes, Kareem, Worthy, B-scott, AC Green, PErkins Vlade, Thompson etc…etc…etc…
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137749
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:53:24 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137749Oh one thing other thing, Mark I think you lost all credibilty when you said you would take Duncan Over Jordan from most people!
]]>By: Steve Ohttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137745
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:41:52 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137745rough
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137743
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:38:52 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137743My bad that was pretty low, I shouldn’t have said that Sorry!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137741
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:37:30 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137741Maybe he shouldn’t have slept around without a condom and caught aid’s huh?
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137740
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:37:21 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137740My bad, Malone held Clyde on the screen. It’s in the link I sent that’s awaiting moderation.
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137739
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:36:22 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137739that plus Stockton was so far from anybody on the court I don’t think it really mattered!
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137738
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:36:20 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137738Yeah, cause Magic played as long as STockton. It’s not like Magic led the all-time assist list when he left the league. Wait, it was! And, check out Magic’s career playoff assist totals, he’s not trailing Stockton there.
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137734
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:35:08 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137734I guess so Allenp I’ll do that but I know he didn’t bear hug Barkley! maybe somebody else!
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137733
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:35:06 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137733Here’s a linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcVzcPOP0Sw
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137729
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:33:28 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137729Seems like with the Height to see over every guard and have better vision of what was going on he wouldn’t be more than 5000 assist’s below stockton all time!!!
]]>By: Steve Ohttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137728
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:33:10 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137728I’m a C’s fan but I hope you mean your bias over Jordan, not Len Bias. I think Bias would have been a great player but would he have averaged 30, 6, and 5 for his career? Not when you get drafted onto that team full of All-Stars
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137727
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:32:43 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137727HOliday, you need to watch that replay again. Malone set’s a screen and bearhugs the person trying to get out on Stockton. Check it out.
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137726
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:31:22 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137726Well lets swap Duncan for KG and see how many Chips he win’s, there is nothing for him to work with, duncan has always been surrouded by tallent, like Mario Elle, Sean Elliot, D-Rob, Avery Johnson all with his first chip! Stephen Jackson, Tony Parker, Ginobli, nesterovic, the list goes on he always had a deep bench too!!!
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137724
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:28:54 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137724So Magic threw a pass every now and then? He ran the effing team and averaged 12 assists for his career! Dude was a facillitator no matter where he set up on the floor. Obviously, my definition of a true point differs from a lot of people’s. It has nothing at all to do with your height or athletic ability to me, it depends on your mindset. That’s why guys like Boykins, Iverson, Billups will never be true points in the real definion of the world. I can’t believe people are calling Magic a “scorer,” he could score, but he was always a passer first.
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137719
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:24:57 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137719Wow!!!!!! Nobody was even close to Barkley!
]]>By: markhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137718
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:24:46 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137718I would never take Magic over Duncan – NEVER.
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137717
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:23:31 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137717Allenp if that’s how you feel then there have been so many “pure point guards” out there like Lebron now or Kobe he can pass, geez we can’t forget T-Mac! Im not debating how great he was but it’s like say in football Quarterback’s can run with the ball so if Tomlinson throws a pass every once in a while does that make him a pure QB?
]]>By: markhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137716
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:22:11 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137716I don’t care who gets on that train with me. You can have Jordan – that is why I took Bias with my 2nd pick. Bias>Jordan.
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137715
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:21:46 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137715Mark Jackson had to bring the ball up the court backing up, and he was clearly a true point.
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137713
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:21:14 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137713Holiday you are clearly a Jazz fan who remembers all of the slights against your team. So do you remember that Malone bear hugged Barkely on a pick and roll to get an open jumper for Stockton that put the Jazz in the Finals for the first time? Cause I sure do.
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137706
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:17:44 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137706I don’t think of true point being based on your physical abilities. It’s about your mindset to me.
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137705
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:17:32 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137705Oh my bad I left Wilt out, and thats just as far as big men go obviously your crazy to pass up Magic for Duncan! He can play any position, and does nobody remember Oscar Robertson, all he did was average a triple double in his second season! and KG with the teams Duncan has had he might have 7 or 8 chips!
]]>By: markhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137703
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:16:14 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137703Malone was not guarding Duncan – that was a shared responsibility. Robinson did not win anything – dude could play – no question – but lets think back to the 72 he dropped on the Clippers and remember what happened to him when the Spurs met the ROckets in the playoffs and Hakeem destroyed him. Duncan came in and won titles – The Spurs won 17 games the season before Duncan showed up — That is like saying Jordan didn’t do anything for the Bulls – and Malone didn’t win anything except a few undeserved MVP’s.

Tim just about dropped a quadruple double in the finals against the Pistons.

Magic is not a pure point because of his game. He wasn’t the best ball handler in the world and routinely had to bring the ball up the floor a’la MArk Jackson – backwards. I shouldn’t say anything – I am no fan of Tragic Johnson so let me bow out because all of my opinions on that topic will be biased– BIRD FAN TO THE END.

]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137702
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:15:38 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137702So, if you’re a pure point that means you can’t score? I thought a pure point was somebody who thought pass-first, every thing else second. That’s what magic did when he was at the point in the game’s I saw. Just because he could do that and average 22 points and 8 boards doens’t mean he wasn’t a true point. Jason Kidd is a true point, and he’s the best post up threat on his team and the best rebounder? WTF
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137699
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:13:58 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137699I would take Hakeem all day over Duncan, or even Shaq!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137698
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:12:38 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137698And what pure point guards do you know of that can replace Kareem as the center there rookie game in the finals no less to win! Unbelievably great player but come on!
]]>By: Steve Ohttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137697
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:12:23 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137697Duncan 1st pick all-time? Over Jordan? I don’t think too many people would get on that train.
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137695
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:10:18 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137695Besides Malone and Stockton, and Hornicek for about 6 years who else did they really have? and there was a Shot clock discrepincy for both teams in the 98 finals a 3 pointer that should have counted for the Jazz and 3 pointer that clearly shouldn’t have counted for the Bulls thats a 6 point shift, and that steal well Malone was push from behind, and of course the Infamous pushoff!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137688
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:04:25 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137688Obviously if a team wins 3 chips, a new comer isn’t the reason for there success, kinda like how The Spurs were damn good before duncan, although he did help them of course he’s no Admiral you know the guy that recorded a quadruple double and once scored 72 points in a game!
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137685
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:03:38 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137685My question is why do people keep saying that Magic wasn’t a pure point? I don’t get that.
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137684
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:02:31 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137684Look dude, you really have a problem with name calling. Duncan was strong enough to make all-defense his entire career without ever leading the league in shot blocking. You can be a shot blocker at 6’8″, Dennis Rodman was early in his career. Nah, Malone just wasn’t as good a defender as Duncan, that doesn’t mean he was bad, he just wasn’t as good. He wasn’t an anchor defender. And, the point of email was that Malone was not guarding the oppositions best post player. Man, I can’t believe you are arguing that.
]]>By: markhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137683
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:01:47 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137683This is a never ending arguement. It is all about preferences. Give me Duncan over just about anyone that ever played if I have the 1st pick in the all-time draft. Give me Duncan and you can have Malone or Jordan – Tragic – Bird whoever you want. I’ll take Duncan and then with the second pick — since it is all time draft — I will take Len Bias….and we can go from there.
Not saying Duncan is the best player ever – I am just saying if I was starting a team in the virtual world and there was an all-time draft – he is my #1 choice.

MAlone was a finisher and had the benefit of playing with the greatest pure PG ever (so as not to offend you Tragic fans). Ever – he knew where to get Malone the ball – when and at the right time. HE had good role players around him all the time to compliment the system that Sloan ran. HE choked in the finals and that is his legacy.. “The mail doesn’t come on Sunday” – missed free throw – game Bulls. Turnover Malone – steal Jordan –jumper – GAME.

]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137681
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:01:11 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137681Your an idiot, I was simply talking about the defense he played against your hero Duncan and Kg in those series! and yeah if you watched it was all the announcers talked about was how a 40 year old guy could defend these young guy’s in there prime so well to lower there stat’s from the season and the earier rounds believe me I took note of that!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137679
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:00:46 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137679Well Eaton retired in 93 and Ostertag didn’t get there till 96 and nobody starts a rookie unless your Lebron James! Oh and Karl was a hell of a lot stronger than Duncan ever has been helping him keep guy’s outta the paint and forcing jump shots, and the whole deal with Duncan being taller is that he had an advantage with shot blocking Moron! I guess you just couldn’t figure that one out huh!
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137677
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:57:15 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137677And did you really attribute the Laker’s success in 2004 to Malone? Wow. That’s just, wow. They shut down Duncan? wow
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137671
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:43:57 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137671Holiday, are you really saying that the Jazz made their best offensive threat guard the opposition’s best offensive post player even though he was about four inches shorter?

Cause that’s what it seems like your saying when you claim that Malone guarded Hakeem, Ewing, Shaq and Mourning. I would be willing to wager that Jerry Sloan and Pop have both avoided having their best offensive threat play defense against the opposition’s best offensive threat because that’s a great way for your team to lose. Ostertag guarded most of the players you named and EAton did that before him. Duncan is a much better off the ball defender than Malone because he actually blocks shots while Malone was known primarily to strip down low. This is crazy.

]]>By: Escohttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137662
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:27:18 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137662And I don’t even like Duncan.
]]>By: Escohttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137660
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:25:50 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137660Being an All-Star all those years is fine. But those are fan votes. If people like you and vote for you, you will end up an All-Star. Malone was great during his career, he deserved those ALl-Star selections, but after a while the All-Star selections were just people who still liked him and picked him. Not because he was still a dominant force. I would pick Duncan over Malone, just for his all around game. And I don’t care what argument you come up with, you CANNOT ignore 3 (soon to be 4) rings, you simply can not. People would do ANYTHING just to get a ring. Example, Malone going to the Lakers, taking a salary cut and not playing as much as he would like. All of that for a ring. As much as you would like to make it seem that a ring is not all that important, to those guys who play their hearts out everyday, it’s everything. Think about that.
]]>By: TripleThreathttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137596
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:58:39 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137596It’s all about the Chips.
]]>By: TripleThreathttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137594
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:57:28 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137594Mailman over TD, LMFAO. 0 Rings to 4.
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137590
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:38:24 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137590I know I messed up a couple of words among other things but I think you get the point!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137587
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:35:06 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137587And I just wanna add that in the 2004 playoffs Malone with a bum knee two damn good forwards in Houston, before moving on to San Antonio to shut down none other than Tim “The Iceman” Duncan, and after moving on put the brake’s on Da Kid KG, before messing his knee up again while still trying to play against Detroit before LA’s staff forbid him from re-entering the game! Seems his defense wasn’t that bad!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137584
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:28:31 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137584Oh and people forget that with a clown of a center like Ostertag, and before that not really having anyone to defend down low since Mark Eaton, Malone had to guard alot of centers like Mourning, Ewing, Shaq at times, among others which Duncan put his height down as 6’11 do avoid playing these guys, not to mention having guys like Robinson, Nesterovic, Kevin Willis, Malik Rose, among others and now Oberto and Elson to handle the guys he should be guarding which makes me question how good a defender he really is if he has to dodge the bigger guy’s!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137579
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:19:25 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137579Your right Allenp duncan did play against all those guy but so did malone and in his late thirtys past his prime, yet he was all-star in those years and competed very well past his prime against those guys and still produced pretty damn good numbers! and Im not so sure Duncan has the edge with passing, Malone was a damn good passer just never really had anyone to pass to! Although when he moved to LA I thought he showed how great a passer he could have been!
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137573
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:11:27 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137573Good point on the injuries, although they’ve only prevented his team from competing for a chip one year. Remember, Duncan was on one foot last year, and still led the Spurs to the WCF. I’m going to have to disagree with you on Malone’s perimeter defense. And, on the block, I still have the tapes of Rodman frustrating the hell out of him and turning him into a 260 pound jumpshooter.
]]>By: DK52http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137545
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:28:19 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137545@AllenP good points on McHale he was indeed the master of the up and under. No way he is better than Malone though. Malone also played with Hornacek one of the purest shooters this game has ever seen and the best Point man ever. Malone is a better perimeter defender than Duncan is. Malone was far more physical, but Duncan is a shot blocking force, and better on the block. Malone liked to dunk on people in his prime, which Duncan doesn’t do enough of. Duncan doesn’t define the word Power in Power Forward. As far as passing, and rebounding both are debatable. But as far as championships no comparison there for Duncan, but I still have to give the edge to Malone. By the time the year 2015 gets here I may change my mind, but saying Duncan is the best ever after only 10 years is insane. (Injury plagued years for that matter)
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137541
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:19:32 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137541Four of the players you named also competed with Duncan. And not only has Duncan never failed to make an All-Star, he’s also been All-NBA first team, and All-NBA defense for nearly his entire career. So, I don’t think it really makes sense to compare All-Star records for the two. Malone has more, but he’s played longer as well. Like I said, as a basketball observer I see Duncan as a better post scorer, a better passer and a better defender. I think he’s also a better rebounder, but that’s debatable. Malone is the better overall scorer as evidenced by his impressive scoring totals and season averages. It’s just my opinion and I think the fact that this discussion has gone on for so long is proof that it is a valid opinon. You are welcome to your opinion though.
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137530
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:07:08 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137530McHale versus Malone is arguable. I think McHale was clearly better as a post up force, but the fact that he was never the main scoring threat and that he played with two other hall of fame front court players weakens his overall case. I would probably take McHale over Malone if I was starting a team, mainly because I’m a sucker for an up and under move.
]]>By: DK52http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137528
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:05:47 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137528@AllenP-Malone’s competitors included Worthy, Rodman, Laimbeer, McHale, Chambers, Barkley, Kemp, Webber, Rasheed, and a young Duncan and Garnett. Out of all these Power forwards it was Malone who was an All Star starter every single year. That is a little more competition than Duncan is facing now. Duncan is indeed a future hall of famer, he’s great and I respect him mightily, but he is no Karl Malone. Sorry folks.
]]>By: markhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137492
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:01:10 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137492No way is Malone better than Duncan. Not even onhis best day. I wouldn’t even put Malone above Mchale. The Spurs would have beat the Jazz in Tim’s rookie year if he hadn’t been hurt.
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137488
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:55:11 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137488Man, HOliday is funny. I said Duncan has had to compete with KG, Sheed, Dirk, Zack, Pau, Reef, Webber, Amare, McDyess and whoever else was a beast at the four during his career.

And he replied “KG is on the decline.” That’s classic. It ignores the entire gist of the argument. All those players I named have been good while Duncan was good. One of them, KG, is a Hall of Famer. I don’t see how you can argue that Malone had a “tougher” road as a power forward. And this stuff about how is tall is stupid. Duncan is taller than Karl, but Karl was WAY more athletic. So why are we arguing about who was taller? Shawn Bradley was taller than everybody and that didn’t make him good.

]]>By: Sesahttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137407
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:19:08 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137407What’s the policy of commenting in here?
I don’t really understand?
I’ve been banned twice and I don’t swear.
Someone, please enlighten me.
]]>By: Azza Buckhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137251
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:45:36 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137251Holiday, dude its clear your a fan of Utah and the mailman and you are looking through rose colored glasses. The word you need to know is objectivity. Now I am no fan of Malone nor for that matter Duncan, i respect both of these individuals games and achievements. However, Tim Duncan is clearly a way better player and the greatest PF of all time because he is superior to Malone in almost every way. Scoring in the post, Defence, passing and rebounding is probably equal, TD is a better shotblocker, and most importantly what elevates him higher than Malone are his four rings. Malone none as a franchise player, TD 4.
Any way ya want to analyze it, TD has him covered in almost every aspect.
]]>By: DEVILb0yhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137247
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:42:21 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137247in the words of tony parker..bring out the LE Broom, sivouple…or whatever..
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137165
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:00:55 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137165And Nacho makes a good point, not to mention game 4 of the Utah series was real scetch, I was there and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing! The refing issue’s really need to be resolved!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137161
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:57:54 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-137161I’ll agree with sixthman6 at least he gives credit were credit is due thank you! Thats all I ever wanted, I mean these guys earned there respect and alot of these commenters are just raving about the flavor of the month so to speak!
]]>By: nachohttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136992
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:46:27 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136992i might be sippin the haterade, but this spurs championship will always have a cloud hanging over it. the real mvp for the spurs is horry because if it wanst for his flagrant act on nash, the suns might be in the driver seat in a much more exciting finals. the spurs are great, but that play gave them an advantage in a series that was going in the suns favor. yet another * for the spurs
]]>By: spurbybirthhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136987
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:29:12 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136987bowen is the finals mvp and not only for his defense against lebron. he has been a big help on rebounds and his 3′s last night gave the spurs the boost they needed to win the closest game of the series and crush the cav’s hopes. I know the mvp usually goes to a point producer or a playmaker, but the job of defending lebron was the spurs most important assignment in this series. bowen answered the challenge and has been consistently doing his job through the entire post season.
]]>By: sixthman6http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136984
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:27:15 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136984rings raise you to a higher status….TD is already wayyy up top with guys like Malone, but his rings put him even higher, Horry is at the bottom and his rings raise him up, but he’s still short of the top..
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136978
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:19:39 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136978I meant he played in Utah!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136976
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:19:08 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136976People just hate because he plays in Utah, the Jazz could never get anybody good to come play, not to mention they got screwed in the ’98 finals and I don’t mean the pushoff!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136973
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:16:13 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-13697319 straight seasons in the playoffs!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136970
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:15:21 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136970And Karl never dissapeared!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136969
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:14:21 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136969I respect Tim and yeah he will go down as one of the greatest PF’s in history but if rings really matter then he should be coming off the bench to give Horry a rest right!!!! You know that guy with 7 rings! with three different teams!
]]>By: Holidayhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136964
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:11:41 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136964KG is on the decline, Dirk? thats a joke he dissapears in the playoffs, Zach Randolph takes like 60 shots a game he’s garbage, Pau had one heck of a season didn’t he? Didn’t the Grizzlies finish dead last!, David West Who?, and like I said before either too young (Bosh) or recently recovered form injury (Amare) plus the Suns got screwed! Cough, Cough, Cough!
]]>By: Mongoosehttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136958
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:06:38 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136958Karl Malone is known for dissappearing in playoff games, that is his legacy. Duncan lost his rookie year to the jazz in the playoffs and his ankle was injured, the Jazz were never heard from again. Rings are important, if you were the center of the team winning them. Do you think we would consider Jordan the best ever if he didn’t win rings? Never in my life did I think I would defend Duncan, I don’t like the guy, but it is obvious he is the best PF ever and if you want to call him a center, he is still in the top 6 or 7 and no doubt top 20 player at any position all time. If you don’t respect tim duncan you don’t know basketball.
]]>By: sixthman6http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136940
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:47:55 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136940well all that was fun to read……..and rings alone don’t define how good a player is, but you can’t say they have NOTHING to do with it…..and Dirk wasn’t playing against the Spurs’ D, he should have scored 30 on the warriors every game, just like Lebron should if the Cavs played the warriors, but against the spurs one man aint gonna get it done…
]]>By: johnhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136917
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:27:52 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136917like they said, robert horry play better in the playoffs. BIG SHOT ROB, BIG SHOT ROB.
]]>By: skhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136878
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:49:41 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136878PLEASE
]]>By: skhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136876
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:49:18 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136876CAVS never ever make the finals again
]]>By: skhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136874
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:47:28 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136874except for Shaq and Yao..almost every player has a slash….meaning pg/sg…sf/pf…c/pf…
]]>By: skhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136868
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:41:56 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136868huh????hell is my comment
]]>By: skhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136863
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:38:15 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136863lol…why r ppl arguing over Frankenstein…..crying all over the court every time a foul is called on him…he’s good but I’ll take a young MAILMAN lol with his flying elbows off the pick and roll and the hand behind his head fastbreak dunk….If and that’s a big If they played in the same era based on what we have seened the MAILMAN all day and easy too …..f all these short term memory ass announcers
]]>By: jjhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136856
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:33:23 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136856DUNCAN IS A CENTER
]]>By: Bryant Reeveshttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136855
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:31:23 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136855Duncan is the best PF of his generation. No point in arguing about 2000 era players and 1970s players.
]]>By: ALX8725http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136849
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:26:39 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136849I cannot think of another player who plays the PF position BETTER than Tim Duncan. The facts speak for themselves, and if by some chance you-”Karl>Tim”-people have forgotten, plenty of people have reminded you in these comments. Duncan > Malone. No contest.
]]>By: BallingNZhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136798
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:43:18 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136798Please Holiday stop, you’re embarassing yourself…it’s painful to read.

lol

]]>By: DK52http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136794
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:40:37 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136794The NBA needs to split some of the Western Conference over into the East because the current Eastern Conference is pathetic. You look at all of the Spurs opponents they defeated this year Denver, Phoenix and Utah all would have pounded Cleveland as is San Antonio right now. I can’t even watch anymore. Cleveland is ugly to watch minus the King and Bobbie.
]]>By: DK52http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136788
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:37:34 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136788Secondly like it or not and wheather they don’t have titles, John Stockton is by far the greatest PURE point guard to ever play this game as far as toughness, durability and controlling all of the assist and steal records and he wasn’t 6″9 playing the position. Karl Malone is the best PURE Power Forward this game has ever seen and he isn’t 7″0. Let’s not forget people in the 90′s with Duncan in his early years and even with DRob the Spurs always got manhandled by Utah in every way possible. And Jerry Sloan is in the top 10 coaches of all time. Titles or not those are the facts. I don’t care if Duncan has 20 titles when he retires, he’s not Malone at all.
]]>By: DK52http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136783
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:32:58 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136783It’s like this firstly on the Eva Longaria thing she doesn’t have anything on Jessica Alba and secondly other than being on Desperate Hoousewives and about to marry TP has anyone ever heard of her? Besides the two will be divorced by Halloween this year anyway so who gives a flying f***?
]]>By: Redrumhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136779
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:28:58 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136779I dont get it… why people argue about the greatness of TD? have you seen the guy play? have you seen how he scores? have you seen him dominate (yes… dominate) shaq when he was a beast? have you seen him take clutch shots and win games for his team? have you seen him play the best post defense anyone has played the last 30 years? does anyone understand what help defense is? do you know how great your court awareness should be to be a great defender as TD is? has he (almost) won 4 rings? without any other HOF player in any of his squads? should people shut up saying the Spurs have no repeated hence they are not great? Was TDs fault the bogus .05 Fisher shot? was TD’s fault that Manu fouled Dirk last year, while TD was playing with one foot? Shouldnt TD have won 2 more rings by now? Should he be considered only behind the two MJs for the GOAT? Discuss…
]]>By: AB_40http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136752
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:02:03 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136752never liked varejo. and so doesn’t lebron he looks at him like he hates him just check out the games this season. He screws up alt least 3 assists of lebron. Z and Gooden dont attach the basket. When duncan is out Lebron should go inside and try to rip the rim off a la dominique wilkins. Ah well I said spurs in 5 so Either LeBron goes crazy tomorownight or I was wrong again. A spurs sweep… DAMN ah well maybe next year for the cavs. Just don’t bet too muck money on it
]]>By: Joshhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136744
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:55:01 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136744so, everyone is talking about Duncan being the greatest pf of all time b/c he has 4 rings. Last time I checked a ring is something you wear on your finger it doesn’t show how you play. Barkley has no rings and is still considered one of the best of all time. Rings have nothing to do with how good of a player you are. He’s a great player but his game shouldn’t be defined by how many rings he has.
]]>By: SAhttp://www.slamonline.com/blogs/the-links/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136732
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:42:57 +0000http://slamonline.com/online/2007/06/links-nba-finals-diary-day-7/#comment-136732Wow, Lang, I feel sorry for you brother. You have to sit in a hotel, eat free food, discuss ball all day and get paid to hang around practices and games? Damn, I do hope you get to go home soon, or at least that you don’t spend three paragraphs telling us about what a terrible time you’re having at the NBA Finals.
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